Equal-ish

By Rachel Childs and Kate Mangino

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Episodes: 37

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Equal-ish is all about that precise intersection of parenthood, work, and being in a relationship. This funny, wonderful, messy, frustrating process is possible - but not easy! Join Kate Mangino and Rachel Childs every week to help you find your equal-ish household balance.

Episode Date
Ep 37: Not everything is yours to carry: Rethinking the Mental Load. Part two interview with Prof Leah Ruppaner
May 06, 2026
Ep 36: The mental load, redefined. An interview with Professor Leah Ruppanner
Apr 29, 2026
Ep 35: Are you raising a child… or managing an outcome? After the interview with Anita Cleare
Apr 22, 2026
Ep. 34: You’re not raising a project: Rethinking parenting, partnership & the pressure to perform
Apr 15, 2026
Ep 33: We’re Failing Dads and It’s Costing Everyone. After the Interview with Ian Dinwiddy
Apr 08, 2026
Ep 32: The Hidden Barriers Holding Dads Back at Work. An Interview with Ian Dinwiddy
Apr 01, 2026
Ep: 31. Why the one doing the most still feels the least powerful. After the Interview with Melissa Hogenboom
Mar 25, 2026
Ep. 30: We need to talk about ‘Power’ at home. An interview with Melissa Hogenboom
Mar 18, 2026
Ep 29: Small Nudges, Big Shifts. After the interview with Hayley Swenson
Mar 11, 2026
Ep 28: Too Busy to Be Equal? The Case for Tiny Experiments at Home. An interview with Hayley Swenson.
Mar 04, 2026
Ep 27: Great Advice. Hard to Implement. After the Interview with Traci Cherrier
Feb 25, 2026
Ep. 26: Divorce Doula? The Art of Mediating Modern Families with Traci Cherrier
Feb 18, 2026
Ep 25: Love, Utility, and the Peak Relationship Tension Years: After the Interview with Dr Corinne Low
Feb 11, 2026
Ep 24: Our Household Doesn’t Add Up: The Economics Behind the Mental Load
Feb 04, 2026
Ep. 23: The Problem With ‘It Just Makes Financial Sense’. After the Interview with Brian Page
Jan 28, 2026
Ep. 22: Why “Who Earns More” Is the Wrong Question in Modern Relationships
Jan 21, 2026
Ep 21. How Evolution Supports Equal Parenting. The Anna Machin Coaching Edit
Jan 14, 2026
Ep 20: The Evolution of Fatherhood: Why Dads Matter More Than Ever
Jan 07, 2026
Ep 19: Being a Great Parent Isn’t the Same as Being a Great Partner. The Alex Tippier Coaching Edit.
Dec 31, 2025
Ep 18: Why Being an ‘Involved Dad’ Wasn’t Enough. What Happened When Alex Trippier Went From Present To Partnership
Dec 24, 2025
Ep 17: The Sarah Fishburn-Roberts coaching edit: writing your own script.
Dec 17, 2025
Ep 16: Is This Just How It Is? Why So Many Couples Settle for the Status Quo
Dec 10, 2025
Ep 15: The Dr. Fisher coaching edit: it is all about the family system.
Dec 03, 2025
Ep 14: Why we need to talk about paternal emotional health. (Yep, you read that right.)
Nov 26, 2025
Ep 13: The George Gabriel coaching edit. Paternity Leave isn’t a ‘nice to have’, it’s a relationship issue.
Nov 19, 2025
Ep 12: Welcome to fatherhood. Spectacularly de-skilled, unsupported and ill-equipped.
Nov 12, 2025
Ep 11: The Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan coaching edit: open the gate!
Nov 05, 2025
Ep 10: The dangerous trap of maternal gate-keeping… and how to open the gate for good.
Oct 29, 2025
Ep 9: The Dr Allison Daminger coaching edit: There’s no short-cut! Building confidence in co-parenting requires practice and patience.
Oct 22, 2025
Ep 8: The feelings behind household cognitive labor
Oct 15, 2025
Ep 7: The Marvyn Harrison coaching edit. It starts with you, and then you can find your community.
Oct 08, 2025
Ep 6: Fatherhood isn’t easy, either.
Oct 01, 2025
Ep 5: The Zach Watson coaching edit: Admin talk is super boring, and it is critically important.
Sep 24, 2025
Ep 4: How Zach Watson got equal-ish with his wife.
Sep 24, 2025
Ep 3: The coaching edit. Reflections on Molly Millwood
Sep 17, 2025
Ep 2: Children change everything! Learning pains and getting to somewhere better with Molly Millwood
Sep 17, 2025
Ep 1: Equal-ish. A new approach to your parenting balance
Sep 16, 2025